"breaking point" meaning in English

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        "The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break."
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        "(mechanics) The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break."
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          "ref": "2012 November 20, Nina Bernstein, “Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York”, in New York Times",
          "text": "Even before Hurricane Sandy, New York was sheltering more homeless people than any city in the United States: a record 47,000 women, men and children, in a system strained to the breaking point.",
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        "The point at which a person or system succumbs to stresses or pressures and descends into crisis."
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        "(figurative) The point at which a person or system succumbs to stresses or pressures and descends into crisis."
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        "(mechanics) The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break."
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